Louisiana’s budget surplus grew larger today as the Revenue Estimating Conference increased the amount of available dollars to spend by 323-million for this fiscal year and 483-million for next fiscal year. But Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the House is taking a conservative approach while the Senate is ready to spend the money on infrastructure projects…:

CUT 12(11)      “…some debt.”

He smells a stalemate brewing between now and the session’s end three weeks from now.

Caught on video and going viral: District 3 Congressman Clay Higgins at a press conference, giving an activist the “bum’s rush.” The activist, Jake Burdett, complained on Twitter later that he was detained, while the congressman was not…:

CUT 11(10)      “…was attacked!”

Burdett was asking congresswoman Lauren Boebert personal questions about her marriage and her failed business when Higgins stepped in.

Multiple state agencies are experiencing computer network outages, caused by failed hardware and backup systems. The Division of Administration says the good news is there is spare hardware readily available and work is underway to get it installed and systems back online ASAP.

On his monthly radio program, Governor Edwards wouldn’t say if he plans to veto any legislation this year that are similar to what he vetoed two years ago…:

CUT 01(31)      “…Brooke Thorington.”